Coronavirus and freight: 'Impact expected into April'

With the discovery of a first Belgian contamination with coronavirus, the disease is no longer a distant memory for the Belgian transport community. Air Cargo Belgium distributed a communiqué this morning to put the situation in perspective: “One of the Belgians repatriated from the Chinese region this weekend has been infected with the coronavirus. We understand the concern within the airport community following the corona virus, but stress that there is no additional risk to our airport and Belgium in general. The infected person was in quarantine at Neder-Over-Heembeek military hospital and was transferred to St Peter’s Hospital in Brussels.”